Winifred Duane, 84, mother of state Senator Tom Duane

Winifred Duane, the mother of state Senator Tom Duane, died Thurs., Nov. 5, at age 84. A wake was held at Redden’s Funeral Home, 325 W. 14th St., on Nov. 6 and a funeral Mass was celebrated Sat., Nov. 7, at Our Lady of Guadalupe at St. Bernard’s Church, 328 W. 14th St. Following the funeral, there was a reception at the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center, 208 W. 13th St. In addition to her son Tom, two other sons — James of Boston and John of Little Neck — and six grandchildren survive. Her husband, James J. Duane, and a son, William Duane, predeceased her.